Patty Murray

This bill would let households on Indian reservations get food assistance from both the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) at the same time. Currently, they can only choose one. This change would give eligible families more options for food support.

This bill would make a foreign government's human rights record a central reason for deciding if they can buy U.S. weapons. It would create a new program to monitor how countries use these weapons and set up an independent board to oversee arms transfers. Countries found to violate human rights could face temporary or long-term bans on buying U.S. defense items.

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This bill would protect health care providers who offer legal reproductive care, including abortion, from state limits and lawsuits. It would also set aside $80 million for legal defense and security for these providers, and ensure they can get liability insurance. This means providers could offer care, even to out-of-state patients, with fewer legal and financial risks.

This bill would stop a new rule from the Department of Health and Human Services that aimed to make child care funding more flexible. If passed, the rule would not take effect, meaning the current rules for the Child Care and Development Fund program would stay in place for states, tribes, child care providers, and families.

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